Thanks Ken. You’re assuming that I could move about freely, which is rarely the case in a dense forest like that. But even if I could have moved a little to the left I don’t think I would have. Doing so would have put that thin trunk right behind the left-hand trunk of the rhododendron, which would have created an unfortunate merger there. Also, the right-hand rhododendron trunk wouldn’t have been so nicely arranged against the redwood behind it.

This is one of those beautiful images where the background grabs your eye before the subject does. The soft gray fog wraps its arms around you and pulls you in. And then you look around at the great trees and small pretty delicate blooms. From here you just roam about in a sea of quiet enjoying the world around you.

I love this image and wish I could find an opportunity like this to visit. Thank you for sharing this with me today.